One of the reasons I roll my eyes whenever I see stuff from Brides on my FB...

jessiray

http://www.brides.com/blogs/aisle-say/2014/03/wedding-church-is-too-small-what-should-we-do.html

Apparently a tiered ceremony and reception is "acceptable" *eye-roll*

I'd get rid of them completely, but every now and then I do find a good idea from them. In 54 days they will be unliked

JCbride2015

I also read a story in their mag a couple issues ago (or maybe it was TK mag) about a couple that did a secret civil ceremony, then had a PPD a year later.  They said it made their marriage stronger because they got to "ease into it privately" so that by the time they had their "real wedding," they were ready for the commitment.

Gross.

nutmeg2222

Am I wrong? I thought this was actually totally fine. I thought that a "tiered reception" meant inviting people to only part of the reception (like after dinner or what not). Wouldn't this just be the same as having an elopement/JOP wedding and then inviting guests to a celebratory reception afterwards?

banana468

This is actually OK IF the ceremony is truly intimate. We're talking parents and siblings and their SOs only. You can't invite 60 people to the ceremony and an additional 100 to the reception. That would be rude.

tcnoble

@JCBride2014 I read that same article. Maybe some people shouldn't be considering marriage PERIOD if they feel the need to "ease in to it" before telling anyone about it. What's worse is after reading it I'm sure there were plenty of women who turned to their significant others and thought this was a GREAT idea.

thisismynickname2

My FMIL gave me the latest issue, and the real wedding section told of a "multi event" celebration, aka morning ceremony, lunch reception, then black tie ball. Aka GAP in which many guests took a "disco nap" whatever the eff that is. Ugh, Brides.

singinchick13

Oh, it's not just the brides. Yesterday a friend on my FB posted this

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/impossibly-fun-wedding-ideas

to the wall of another friend of mine, with a caption stating "I want to do ALL of these things!!"

Neither of these two girls are engaged. And just....no.